Re: Opening Links In a New Window

ACPRathore — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 06:39:02 -0000

it was a stroke of good luck tht i found the html code to open links in new windows here. thanx to AlexTheBeast. although he says he hates this standard method, it proved very useful for me

Re: Opening Links In a New Window

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Jun 2004 21:20:32 -0000

Hello Alex,

There are two things I'd like to say. First, forcing users into a new window can be good if you want them to see information on another site without them leaving yours. Of course, when they're done on the "popped-up" site and close the window, they'll be back on your site!

Second, there's actually a better way to force this new window if you are using XHTML 1.0 or higher code. Simply putting target="_blank" in your anchor DOES work, but it does NOT validate with the W3C. The preferred way is to add a little javascript like this:
<a onclick="this.target='_blank';" href="http://www.tech-recipes.com">Tech-Recipes.com</a>

That will do it, AND will validate.

Cheers,

Chris

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